diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.io b/docker/Dockerfile.io
index fdf45c30..71383d97 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.io
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.io
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ ENV LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 ENV LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 ENV PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ "
+ENV TERM=xterm-256color
 
 EXPOSE 8000